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Inverclyde, Scotland

Gourock ropework and pier foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1896 historic-map era

Lower Clyde resort and ropeworks town at the estuary bend; pier, bathing shore and works margins gathered Victorian refuse.

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